Overview
- Police say the man called 911 around 5:45 p.m. Thursday and allegedly threatened to harm his young daughter who was in his car.
- Officers stopped the vehicle near McQueen Road and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler, where at least one officer fired during the encounter.
- The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and officials have not released the identities of those involved.
- Chandler police reported no ongoing threat to the community and asked people to avoid the area during the response.
- Details about what prompted the gunfire remain unclear, and Mesa police have taken over the case in what is reported as Maricopa County’s first officer-involved shooting of 2026.